Attic Fire Tactics

The risks involved in facing attic fires.

Attic fire tactics.

Go inside open the ceiling under the fire and put out the fire. Tactics for battling attic fires find the fire. According to the 2013 study of the effectiveness of fire service vertical ventilation and suppression tactics in single family homes which was conducted by ul firefighter safety research. Strategies in extinguishing attic fires and keeping your firefighting personnel safe.

Understanding fire behavior and fire ground tactics. You can completely open up for a direct attack on the fire or open a smaller hole and inject a fog pattern into the atmosphere and. At some incidents it will be easy to determine that the fire is in the attic. Fire that reaches the attic will find a large lumber yard of fuel and unlimited air supply based on the exchange of air within the structure.

Considering the several approaches to hitting an attic fire case delineated some of the many associated tactics and considerations. The current trends in construction and how they affect fire ground safety. The openings provided for natural ventilation are not enough to maintain steady state burning and fuel limited fire. However the fire may also.

Attack from the underneath converting the fire without initial vertical ventilation attack from underneath with vertical ventilation attack from the outside through. If you want the fire to get. Tactical consideration 4. Attics may have regular access steps pull down steps or simply a hatch that requires some type of.

In modern construction ladder companies may need to perform a roof attack by randy frassetto in newer construction attic fires pose unique challenges making fireground tactics difficult at best.